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N-acetyltransferase-2, glutathione S-transferase M1, alcohol dehydrogenase, and cytochrome P450IIE1 genotypes in alcoholic liver cirrhosis: a case-control study.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Mar 1999
Rodrigo L, Alvarez V, Rodriguez M, Pérez R, Alvarez R, Coto E
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BACKGROUND: Only a small percentage of long-term alcoholics develop liver cirrhosis. Genetic and non-genetic factors have been implicated in the risk of developing this disease. Among the genetic factors, case-control studies suggest an association with some polymorphisms at the alcohol dehydrogenase and cytochrome P450IIE1 genes. N-Acetyltransferase-2 metabolizes multiple compounds, transforming some of them to...
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